Posts About "Dylan Cozens"
Three Takeaways from the Sabres' Season Opener
January 15th, 2021 The Buffalo Sabres are off to a rocky start after falling to the Washington Capitals by a score of 6-4 in their season opener at KeyBank Center on Thursday. In a game that many fans had been looking forward to with the return of hockey, team debuts of Taylor Hall and Eric Staal, and NHL debut of Dylan Cozens, the Sabres disappointed...
Sabres Prospects Show Major Promise With World Juniors Performances
January 13th, 2021 With the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship completed and teams wrapping up training camp, the 2020-21 NHL season is officially here. A number of the game’s brightest young stars went straight from Edmonton to their respective camps for an extremely abbreviated visit. The Buffalo Sabres welcomed two such players who competed in...
Sabres News & Rumors: Final Cuts, Practice Lines & Helmet Sponsors
January 13th, 2021 In this edition of Sabres News & Rumors, I'll take a look at the team's final cuts at training camp, their current practice lines and the announcement of their two new helmet sponsors for the 2020-21 NHL season. 12 Players Assigned to Rochester Americans The Sabres made their final roster cuts on Monday and Tuesday, sending 12...
The NHL's Top 100 Prospects - Preseason Rankings
January 11th, 2021 The 2020 NHL Draft is now a distant memory and the 2020-21 NHL season is finally upon us. Normally, this edition of the top-100 list is a mid-season update, but with the pandemic throwing a wrench in things, it is being released at the beginning of the season. The 2020 draft picks have now been added, which will surely create debates on...
2021 World Juniors Final: Team Canada & Team USA’s Most Important Players
January 5th, 2021 After the 2021 World Junior Championship Semifinals saw Canada dominate Russia 5-0 and the USA bypass Finland 4-3, the two powerhouse nations are set to meet in the gold medal game. With these countries already considered amongst the favourites, it makes sense that the tournament's stats see their respective rosters lead the way in all...
4 Takeaways from Canada's 4-1 Dismantling of Finland
January 1st, 2021 Ahead of a highly anticipated New Year's Eve matchup against Finland, many acknowledged that the result from that game would likely dictate the fate of Team Canada for the rest of the tournament. To the relief of many, Canada dismantled a talented Finnish team in dominating fashion, en route to clinching first place in Group A and...
Canada, Finland to Play Winner-Take-All for Group A at 2021 World Juniors
December 31st, 2020 The only two undefeated teams remaining at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, Team Canada and Team Finland, will face-off in a battle for first place in Group A on Thursday. Both squads are entering the final game of their preliminary round campaign with nine points (3-0-0-0 record). Canada has outscored their opponents 29-3 thus...
Canada's Dylan Cozens Dominating Early at 2021 World Juniors
December 29th, 2020 At the halfway point of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship's preliminary round, Team Canada forward Dylan Cozens has stood out with outstanding performances in his first two matches, including a six-point game against Team Germany. As of Tuesday morning, he leads the tournament in points, goals and assists. In just two games,...
2021 World Juniors: Jamie Drysdale Praises Leadership of Dylan Cozens (Video)
December 29th, 2020 When Kirby Dach went down with a fractured wrist in the first exhibition game for Team Canada at the World Junior Championship tournament, questions surfaced surrounding the team, how they would perform without Dach and where the leadership would stem from. Through two games, the Canadians are 2-0 with a blowout win against the...
Canada's Drysdale Praises Leadership of Teammate Cozens [Video]
December 29th, 2020 With the 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC) in full swing, Team Canada is off to a hot start, despite the loss of their captain, Kirby Dach, to a long-term injury. In a recent video, Anaheim Ducks prospect Jamie Drysdale praised Buffalo Sabres' prospect Dylan Cozens for his efforts stepping up as a leader in Dach's...
3 Takeaways From Canada's Blowout Win Over Germany
December 27th, 2020 Team Canada began their title defense in Edmonton with a 16-2 thrashing of Team Germany. Led by a Dylan Cozens hat trick and contributions throughout the lineup, the Canadians seemed to fill the net with ease against a shorthanded German squad. Coming off an admirable effort against Team Finland the previous night, Tim Stutzlë and...
5 Team Canada Players To Step Up in Dach's Absence
December 26th, 2020 It wasn’t the news that Team Canada wanted to hear on Christmas Eve. Captain Kirby Dach suffered a tournament-ending injury in their pre-tournament game against Russia. Just like that, his tournament was over. You can't help but feel for Dach, as he was poised to play an important role for Canada. He willingly contacted the...
2021 World Juniors Roster Breakdown by NHL Team
December 25th, 2020 Now that the 2020-21 NHL season has an official start date of Jan 13, the 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC) is now an appetizer to a full-course meal of hockey that will be served in just a few short weeks. It's an exciting time to be a fan, as we look forward to a lot of hockey in the coming months. Related: THW 2021 Guide to the...
